Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
In April, Ken Downing was invited to speak in New York City at a fundraiser honoring late American designer Halston’s 90th birthday. Downing, the longtime former fashion director of Neiman Marcus, took the stage to talk about a man he’d never met, but …
Read MoreIn the summer of 2018, Texas-based designer Mary Lambrakos was on holiday in Greece, staying at her aunt’s residence in Voula, a coastal hamlet along the Greek Riviera dotted with white stone courtyards and ravishing pink bougainvillea. Lambrakos’ long…
Read MoreJill Brown is a country girl at heart. “I grew up in Ohio on a family farm, and some of my fondest memories are plowing corn,” she says. “I’d rather be in the country than anywhere else.” So, at least twice a week, she heads to her farm in Bellvi…
Read MoreThree designers offer their own unique, stylish spin on Schumacher’s luxurious textiles. Victor Glemaud Liberated Haitian-American fashion designer Victor Glemaud, known for his slashed sweaters and body-hugging knitwear, worked with Patri…
Read MoreKyle Bunting, a Texas artist known worldwide for hide rugs adapted to spectacular designs, has collaborated on collections with photographer Douglas Friedman and designer Timothy Corrigan. Now, he collaborates with his mother, Peggy Bunting, on a colle…
Read MoreJason Lenox and Matthew Taylor moved to their first Oak Cliff home 20 years ago, back when the Dallas area wasn’t considered nearly as desirable as it is now. “We bought a house on the golf course for next to nothing,” Lenox recalls. “And we had a comm…
Read MoreTwo charming and original new concepts by Duro Hospitality have opened on Lower Greenville Avenue: Café Duro, an Italian wine-and-coffee bar, has boldly patterned interiors inspired by the great Milanese architect and designer Renzo Mongiardino. Nestle…
Read MoreIs it furniture or art? Chris Schanck gets asked that a lot, and the answer is a bit of both. “In my heart, I’m an artist — designing furniture is how I’ve found my way,” he says. Schanck, 47, toils in the netherworld where art and design converge, his…
Read MoreAs you drive into Round Top on Highway 237, past familiar meadows dotted with wild flowers and thick stands of majestic trees, something new punctuates the landscape. Three bungalows reminiscent of early Texas farmhouses with pitched metal roofs and sc…
Read MoreWestover Hills, an elegant enclave on Fort Worth’s westernmost edge, is prized for its hilly terrain, spring-fed creeks, and large houses set on lushly treed properties. The land was originally owned by legendary civic and arts patron Amon Carter and d…
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